Asus P5G41-M - Manual (Page 12)

1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction
Intel ® G41 Chipset
The Intel ® G41 Express Chipset is the latest chipset designed to
support dual-channel DDR2 1066(overclocking)/800/667 architecture,
1333/1066/800 Front Side Bus (FSB), PCIe 1.1, and multi-core CPUs.
It provides digital home entertainment of full 1080p high-definition video
playback, including Blu-ray disc movies, with the next-generation Intel ®
Graphics Media Acceleratior X4500. The Intel ® G41 Express Chipset
delivers optimized 3D graphics performance and support for Microsoft
DirectX10. Shader Model 4.0 and OpenGL 2.1. It especially includes
Intel ® Fast Memory Access technology the significantly optimized the use
of available memory bandwith and reduces the latency of the memory
accesses.
6-channel High Definition Audio
The onboard 6-channel RTL High Definition Audio CODEC enables high-
quality audio that automatically detects peripherals plugged into the audio
I/O jacks. It also supports the Windows ® Vista Premium OS.
Gigabit LAN solution
The onboard LAN controller is a highly integrated Gb LAN controller. It is
enhanced with an ACPI management function to provide efficient power
management for advanced operating systems.
Serial ATA 3Gb/s technology
This motherboard supports hard drives based on the Serial ATA (SATA)
3Gb/s storage specifications, delivering enhanced scalability and
doubling the bus bandwidth for high-speed data saving and retrieval.
HDMI™ Interface
HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) is the first and only industry-
supported, uncompressed, all digital and video interface via a single
cable and is HDCP compliant allowing playback of HD DVD, Blu-ray disc,
and other protected content. The interface of this motherboard supports
dual VGA output both HDMI and RGB.
1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features
ASUS MyLogo2™
This feature allows you to convert your favorite photo into a 256-color
boot logo for a more colorful and vivid image on your screen.
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto-recovery tool that allows you to
restore a corrupted BIOS file using the bundled support DVD or USB disk
that contains the latest BIOS file.